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Amadeo I ( Italian: Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia; 30 May 1845 – 18 January 1890), also known as Amadeus, was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873.
Amadeo I ( Italian: Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia; 30 May 1845 – 18 January 1890), also known as Amadeus, was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873.
Jan 2, 2012 · King Amadeo I is remembered in history for a number of reasons. He was the first and only prince of the House of Savoy to sit on the throne of Spain, his reign was one of the shortest in Spanish history and his downfall ushered in the First Spanish Republic. And it was all for a crown he did not particularly want.
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Learn about Amadeo I of Spain, the first and only Italian king of Spain, who ruled from 1871 to 1873. Discover his life, marriage, political challenges, and abdication in this comprehensive article.
May 26, 2024 · Amadeus was the king of Spain from Nov. 16, 1870, until his abdication on Feb. 11, 1873, after which the first Spanish republic was proclaimed. The second son of the future King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia-Piedmont (later, of Italy), he was originally called Amadeus I, duke of Aosta.
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Mission Impossible: An Italian King in Spain. Maria-Christina Marchi and Richard Meyer Forsting. Amedeo in military uniform, 1864, Archivio Bertarelli, 506, Museo del Risorgimento, Milan. Amedeo was born in 1845, only a year after his brother Umberto, the heir to the Italian throne. Owing to the small age gap the two were raised together.
Jan 2, 2012 · King Amadeo I is remembered in history for a number of reasons. He was the first and only prince of the House of Savoy to sit on the throne of Spain, his reign was one of the shortest in Spanish history and his downfall ushered in the First Spanish Republic. And it was all for a crown he did not particularly want.
